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FZPN03 KNHC 151547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 15 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO  
14N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 
90W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEA 8 FT IN E SWELL 
FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W 
TO 09N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
11N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI MAR 15...     
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
ITCZ AXIS FROM 02N120W TO 04N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 130W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.